Risk stratification of elderly patients with Brugada syndrome: Results from a large Japanese cohort of idiopathic ventricular fibrillation
Elderly patients with BrS have a better prognosis than nonelderly patients, particularly if they are asymptomatic. A history of VF is a key risk factor for life-threatening arrhythmias in elderly patients with BrS.
Authors
- Yuki Komatsu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3413-765X)
- Yukio Sekiguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3649-4025)
- Tsukasa Kamakura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3055-7913)
- Naohiko Aihara
- Tetsuji Shinohara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6106-6017)
- Yoshiyasu Aizawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8323-4229)
- Yasuhiro Yokoyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9307-0486)
- Kazutaka Aonuma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2332-111X)
- Masahiko Takagi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7712-8529)
- Masayasu Hiraoka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9533-6153)
Institutions
- Tokyo Medical and Dental University (JP)
- Kansai Medical University (JP)
- University of Tsukuba (JP)
- Oita University (JP)
- Kohno Clinical Medicine Research Institute (JP)
- Mito Saiseikai General Hospital (JP)
- National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center (JP)
- Sakakibara Hospital (JP)
- Nippon Medical School (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Arrhythmia
- Published
- 2025-03-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/joa3.70047
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00